Leveling – Gas versus Diesel

The major (basic) difference is that a diesel is able to dump off it's air from the air bag suspension, lowering the coach considerably before leveling. Therefore, the leveling cylinders don't have as far to travel. A gas coach doesn't have the ability to lower itself so the leveling jacks are at the mercy of the height of the coach as it sits on the leaf spring suspension.

Having said that, if a site is as badly off level as you're suggesting, then regardless of diesel or gas coach, proper leveling can be very difficult if not sometime impossible.

kwilkins wrote:
We have a 33-foot Itasca gas coach with auto leveling jacks. From time to time we get a site that is so uneven the jacks are unable to level the coach. I was wondering if diesel pushers are better then gas models at leveling on uneven sites.

Does anyone know?

Ken

the levelers are independent of the engine - i don't know why levelers would work differently or better on one engine type vs another.

depends on what you mean about UNEVEN sites....if the ground is so uneven that the jacks are running out of travel room then no jack is ever gonna be able to level out.

have you tried stacking boards under the levelers to keep them 1) from sinking & 2) increase their travel height ?